The 21 Day Money Challenge Update

So at the beginning of last month I wrote a post about saving money and I introduced a 21 Day Money Challenge. I had predicted that I would either succeed with flying colors or consider it an epic failure. Well, sometimes it's better for me to just be quite and see how things go because I failed so bad that I need another word for failure.

It's not all my fault though, our furnace went out and after having to buy a couple of heaters, I pretty much forgot that I was supposed to be on a spending diet.

As a reminder, this is what the rules were:

Basically the main rule is- no spending unnecessary money.

1. No shopping (except for groceries) or using your credit card: Like I said, our furnace went out and we had to buy 2 heaters. I guess it could count as a necessity, but the other items I purchased were not.

2. No going to the mall or window shopping: I haven't been to the mall in months, but I do virtual window shop almost everyday. This was particularly dangerous for me one day after a very hectic work day and I saw there was a sale on some Sonya Kashuk brushes I had been eyeballing for a couple months. I high tailed it to Target to find that they were all sold out, but that didn't stop me from spending $20.

3. No restaurant meals: I broke this rule as I figured I would on something to eat in between work and rehearsal. Look, thick girls gotta eat. #sorrynotsorry

4. No buying gifts or gift cards: I had full intentions on abiding by this rule, even through Valentine's Day because my hubby and I were planning our date night in the comfort of our own home. Stay tuned for my next date night post to see the basket I made. 

I will try to do this money challenge again and hope that I'll do better next time. I'll keep you posted.

Forever loving my B.A.D.D. kids,
Rhonda